I love it... people always ranting and complaining without thinking a lil bit farther...
So let's assume Deem does this on purpose (only a assumption not a insinuation) <--- so don't get it the wrong way! What could he gain from that? First: The patreon purge is real and there is nothing say against that.
The possibility: The hacker is not real, and he can get more money from his patreons for doing nothing/delaying the next update. Sounds great but there is big downside.
At the moment he get 3,8k per month from his patreon (don't know if this is before or after patreons fee/part). So he get this money for a few more months, but than: The patreons will leave and his income will drop. Even if he release the update, people with decide after that if they will continue or drop the support (Quality/Content of the Update).
Conclusion: So either way... in the end he will loose money, his reputation (update schedule, quality of the content) and it will never get back to what is it at the moment. So there is more loose than gain from lying/doing the hacker thing in the long rong. So would the be worth the effort? I think not.
This conclusion is quite simple and easy to get, because that is how the world works. If you do something "bad" to gain money, and it get's out (believe me: with time it will) you're quite f**** if you're not rich.
~Nos
PS: Please... before you post.. turn your brain on and think a little bit for posting -.-